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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) at Western Carolina University

If you plan to study emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic), take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) from WCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WCU offers distance education options for emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WCU Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic). This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Emergency Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Emergency Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused Emergency Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Emergency Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Online Emergency Medical Technology Schools 2
Best Emergency Medical Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
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Most Focused Emergency Medical Technology Schools 253

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 81 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) from WCU in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic).

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 71
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

WCU also has a doctoral program available in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic). In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Grads May Go Into

A degree in emergency medical technology/technician (EMT paramedic) can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 10,760 $36,200
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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